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Recombinant DNA Registration Update

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules or the NIH Guidelines detail procedures and practices for the containment and safe conduct of research involving recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules, including research involving genetically modified plants and animals, and human gene transfer research.

All institutions that receive NIH funding for research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules must comply with the NIH Guidelines. Researchers at institutions that are subject to the NIH Guidelines must comply with the requirements even if their own projects are not funded by NIH.

In order to ensure Florida State University (FSU) is up to date with the recent modification to the NIH Guidelines, all principal investigators (PI) are asked to complete the following updated survey form.

Additional information on the NIH Guidelines can be found at: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosafety/nih-guidelines.

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I do not do any research or plan to do any research involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules in my laboratory.
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I have or plan to have Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules in my laboratory.

Principal Investigator Certification

The information contained in this registration is accurate and complete. I am familiar with and agree to abide by all guidelines and regulations pertaining to this research. These guidelines and regulations include the current National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH guidance documents such as Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture Select Agents and Toxin regulations; as well as any Florida State University Policies and Procedures and other local, state, and federal regulations that may be applicable.


Specifically, I agree to abide by the following requirements:


  1. I will not initiate any biological research subject to the regulations and guidelines mentioned above until that research has been registered, reviewed, and approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee.
  2. I will assure that personnel have received appropriate information about the biological hazards of the research outlined in this registration by making available copies of approved protocols, Biosafety Manuals, and Biological Research Registrations that describe the potential biohazards and precautions to be taken to prevent exposures or release to the laboratory or the environment.
  3. I am familiar with and will ensure use of appropriate biosafety level laboratory practices and procedures in the conduct of this research.
  4. I certify that project personnel have been trained in appropriate technical and safety procedures.
  5. I will ensure that project personnel know the procedures for dealing with incidents and spills of biological materials and know the appropriate waste management procedures.
  6. I will comply with all shipping requirements for biohazardous materials.
  7. I will ensure that all project personnel working with biological materials are listed on this registration.
  8. I will assure that all project personnel have completed all necessary training and that their training records are up to date.
  9. I certify that all spaces associated with the activities described in this registration are listed.
  10. I will assure adequate supervision of personnel and will correct work errors and conditions that could result in breaches of the guidelines and regulations pertaining to this work as listed above.
  11. I will inform the Biosafety Officer of any serious spills, potential exposures, or releases of biological materials.
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